Keeping horses is a 24 hour 365 days a year job. Let that really sink in - keeping horses is more work than having children. I raised three children and while there were times that I thought my freedom was being seriously threatened - it was nothing compared to the responsibilities of keeping horses on a small farm.
What is a small farm? Well, that can depend on how may horses you have, but generally speaking, if the pastures cannot supply enough grass to feed the horses, you have a small farm. The horses need to be fed hay and probably some type of grain several times a day and at many horse farms the horses also spend some time in stalls that have to be cleaned and re-bedded every day.
Every morning the horses have to be fed and turned out. Every evening they have to be brought in and fed and it is best for most horses that there is at least a third feeding either in the middle of the day or late night. Every day the stalls have to be cleaned and re-bedded. Every day, every day, every day.
A true horse lover accepts the every day. It is worth it for us and over time we find someone to help in some way and we take a break, but we always accept the responsibility of EVERY DAY.
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